[paulryanrogers]

Except they're selling incomplete software and preorders of may-never-exist software with complete/finished hardware.

Updates to things I trust my family's life and health to should be classified like recalls, a sign of manufacturer failure and not a consumer privilege.

[noizejoy]

> Updates to things I trust my family's life and health to should be classified like recalls

But modern luxury cars also feature many components that have little to do with safety.

[paulryanrogers]

If insignificant accessories are properly isolated then I suppose such 'updates' can just be optional patches. But if a media center bug means someone can cause my car to break hard or swerve then even those should be classified as recalls.

[nickserv]

If any kind of common sense is used, entertainment and control systems are on completely different hardware busses.

[a1369209993]

> Updates to things I trust my family's life and health to should be classified like recalls, a sign of manufacturer failure and not a consumer privilege.

To be scrupulously fair, that's true of all software; it's just more important for safety-critical software, because safety-critical software is more important.